The Huntsville Prison Rodeo was an annual event held at the Huntsville Unit in Texas, where inmates participated in rodeo competitions such as bull riding and bronc riding to raise funds for prison recreational activities. Over time, the event became a major public attraction, drawing large audiences, media coverage, and celebrity performers, while reflecting the complex relationship between entertainment, incarceration, and spectacle in American culture.

For this project, I explored the visual history of the rodeo through the creation of time-accurate ephemera and graphic props inspired by the work of Graphic Prop makers such as Annie Atkins. Using archival research, I recreated materials that reflected the typography, print techniques, and graphic styles of the period. These pieces were designed to immerse viewers in the atmosphere of the event while demonstrating how graphic design can be used as a storytelling tool to reconstruct historical narratives and cultural identity.